# Australia's Cummins says Khawaja '100 percent wrong' on 'Sandpapergate' > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/2964200 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 4 outlets covering · First listed: Yahoo Sports, Nov 13, 2026, 1:27 AM · Read it: Pat Cummins on Friday said Usman Khawaja was "100 percent wrong" in claiming the whole team knew about Sandpapergate, prompting David Warner to accuse the Australia captain of throwing the former opener "under the bus"."When he says we all knew, if by that he means we knew sandpaper was going out on the field, he's 100 percent wrong," Cummins said at a press conference lasting more than an hour. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 12, 2026, 5:31 PM: [Australia Test captain Pat Cummins calls Khawaja's sandpapergate claims ‘complete and utter nonsense’]() — Guardian (Newspaper, United Kingdom, rated Lean left) Cummins insists he did not know of ball-tampering plot in South Africa‘No masterplan around using illegal methods,’ Cummins says‘Abrasive’, ‘arrogant’ and ‘ugly’: standout moments from the press conferencePat Cummins flatly denied Usman Khawaja’s claims that the entire Australian cricket team was implicated in the 2018 sandpaper scandal, saying at a press conference in Sydney the allegations were “complete and utter nonsense”and “100% wrong”.The Test captain’s defiant appearance on Friday morning prompted David Warner to later accuse Cummins of throwing Khawaja under the bus as the feud… - Nov 12, 2026, 5:47 PM: ['Wrong' and 'nonsense' - Cummins on Khawaja sandpaper claims]() — BBC Sport (Public broadcaster, United Kingdom) Australia captain Pat Cummins hits back at former team-mate Usman Khawaja’s claims over the sandpaper scandal, calling them “100% wrong” and “utter nonsense”. - Nov 12, 2026, 7:33 PM: [Sandpapergate: Pat Cummins dismisses Usman Khawaja's claims as '100 per cent wrong' and 'nonsense']() — The Athletic (Sports, United States) An emotional Cummins spoke for 68 minutes at a press conference in Sydney and categorically denied claims made in Khawaja's autobiography - Nov 13, 2026, 1:27 AM: [Australia's Cummins says Khawaja '100 percent wrong' on 'Sandpapergate']() — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States) Pat Cummins on Friday said Usman Khawaja was "100 percent wrong" in claiming the whole team knew about Sandpapergate, prompting David Warner to accuse the Australia captain of throwing the former opener "under the bus"."When he says we all knew, if by that he means we knew sandpaper was going out on the field, he's 100 percent wrong," Cummins said at a press conference lasting more than an hour.